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Article: POTHOLES AREN'T SO BAD, BUT CHECK OUT CLAY BOILS THE LACK OF SNOW MEANT LESS MELTING WATER TO FLOW INTO CRACKS AND CAUSE POTHOLES.(FRONT)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- April 13, 2003
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Byline: Anita Clark Wisconsin State Journal
Potholes, those traditional horrors of a Wisconsin spring, are arriving in all their bone-jarring, wheel-bending glory.
But this year's thawing roads have brought a new headache: clay boils.
"It sounds like something that would show up on your skin," said Roger Goodwin, Madison streets superintendent. "It's a weird phenomenon."
More about clay boils in a minute. First, those potholes.
It was the best of winters, it was the worst of winters. Worst because frost penetrated deep into the ground. Best because little snow means less spring runoff.
It's that melting water that ...
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